John of Thoresby

His Eminence John of Thoresby
Cardinal and Archbishop of York
Installed	8 September 1354
Term ended	6 November 1373
Predecessor	William Zouche
Successor	Alexander Neville
Other posts	Bishop of St Davids Bishop of Worcester
Orders
Consecration	23 September 1347
Created Cardinal	17 September 1361
Personal details
Born	Thoresby, Wensleydale, Yorkshire, England
Died	6 November 1373 Cawood Castle, Cawood, Yorkshire, England
Denomination	Roman Catholic Church

John of Thoresby (died 6 November 1373) was an English clergyman and politician, who was Bishop of St Davids, then Bishop of Worcester and finally Archbishop of York. He was Lord Chancellor of England under King Edward III starting from 1349.

John is said to have been the son of Hugh of Thoresby, Lord of the Manor of the hamlet of Thoresby, Wensleydale, Yorkshire, England, but it is more likely that he was born in Lincolnshire.

John was, for a while, the King's proctor in the Court of Rome. In 1341, he became Master of the Rolls, an office he held till 1346. In 1345 he was given custody of the privy seal, becoming Lord Privy Seal, and held that office until 1347.Pope Clement VI appointed him Bishop of St. David's on 23 May 1347, and he was consecrated on 23 September 1347. In the same year, Thoresby was in attendance on the king at Calais with ninety-nine persons in his retinue.

John became Lord Chancellor of England in 1349, and was translated from St. David's to Worcester on 4 September 1349.

John's election as Archbishop of York was unanimous and approved by both King Edward III and Clement VI, the latter of whom appointed him on 16 August 1352 as of his own right, refusing to recognise the election of the Chapter.

In 1355, John was a Warden of the Cinque Ports and a regent of the kingdom during Edward III's absence. He resigned the Great Seal in 1356 and thereafter devoted himself to the care of the northern province.

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